The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 625 – Buyback Pitchers
1/4/19
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Notable Transactions/Rumors/Articles
- Troy Tulowitzki to the Yankees (1:30)
- David Robertson to the Phillies (6:14)
- Jonathan Lucroy to the Angels (11:48)
- Yusei Kikuchi to the Mariners (17:43)
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Buyback Pitchers
- Joe Musgrove (26:55)
- Zack Godley (32:56)
- Trevor May (39:10)
- Luke Weaver (46:15)
- Jimmy Nelson (50:55)
- Carlos Rodon (56:30)
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Approximately 64 minutes of joyous analysis.
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On Luke Weaver, you said, “Guys don’t want him,” and you have that right. He and Luis Castillo are on my never-again list. I’d take Bartolo Colon over Luke Weaver if they were somehow the last two pitchers available and I had to take one or the other. Colon’s WHIP was much lower than Weaver’s last season (1.35 vs 1.50) and he added some personality at a much lower cost.